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Rosatom evacuating personnel from Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Tell employees "to blame Ukraine in case of any emergencies"

⚡️ The russians are reducing the presence on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, reports the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

Three employees of "Rosatom", who led the actions of the russians, left the station. The... pic.twitter.com/jQXLQL0edv

— FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) June 30, 2023


Take with a spoon of salt, but there is enough chatter about it to spark a post
Posted by: DarthVader || 06/30/2023 15:23 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under:


Moldovan authorities have put all state institutions, as well as law enforcement agencies on high alert after the deadly shooting at the Chisinau Airport
Posted by: DarthVader || 06/30/2023 14:21 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Moldovan authorities have put all state institutions, as well as law enforcement agencies on high alert after the deadly shooting at the Chisinau Airport - President Maia Sandu. According to her, two people killed as a result of the shooting - a border guard and an employee of the airport security service
Posted by: DarthVader || 06/30/2023 14:22 Comments || Top||

#2  Suspected shooter at Chișinău airport is Tajikistan citizen
Posted by: DarthVader || 06/30/2023 14:23 Comments || Top||


The Wagner 'Coup' Was Staged by Putin‐and the West Fell for It | Opinion
[Newsweek] By now, everyone has heard about the narrowly avoided coup in Russia: Last Friday night, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, one of Putin's most trusted allies and the commander of the notorious Russian mercinary Wagner Group, marched on Moscow in an apparent coup d'etat, only to come to a swift agreement with Vladimir Putin and decamp for Belarus. While most commentators acknowledged that things didn't quite add up, the "expert" class happily concluded that at least it had weakened Putin in his war against Ukraine.

None seemed to realize the obvious truth: The coup was staged, and completely faked false flag operation.

Think about it: An army invades Russia, race right up to Moscow, and no one gets hurt? With just a few thousand men, it achieved what Hitler with almost a million men wasn't able to? And Putin holds his military back? And then, with Moscow supposedly within his grasp, Prigozhin decides, "Oh well, never mind" and heads to Belarus?
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#2  Pretzel Logic. Occam was a better analyst.
Posted by: Enver Slager8035 || 06/30/2023 8:39 Comments || Top||

#3  I haven't read the story yet, but what about the alleged shooting down of a Russian military whirly bird by Wagner Group "forces"? Was that b.s., too?
Posted by: DooDahMan || 06/30/2023 8:41 Comments || Top||

#4  Regardless of the story Ukraine now has Wagner on their flank.
Posted by: BrerRabbit || 06/30/2023 8:46 Comments || Top||

#5  I haven't read the story yet, but what about the alleged shooting down of a Russian military whirly bird by Wagner Group "forces"? Was that b.s., too?

Prigozhin said his troopers fired on no unit that didn't fire on them first.
Posted by: badanov || 06/30/2023 9:02 Comments || Top||

#6  All I know is the US Media end-zone dancing quit.

I do like the "expert" class quip.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 06/30/2023 10:39 Comments || Top||

#7  #4 Regardless of the story Ukraine now has Wagner on their flank.

Apparently Luashenko has hired some of Wagner operators to train his own troops, part of the business offering of Wagner PMC.
Posted by: badanov || 06/30/2023 10:46 Comments || Top||

#8  Obviously the failed coup is another indication of UKR winning.
Posted by: mossomo || 06/30/2023 12:44 Comments || Top||

#9  I had wondered that just after the start of the next anti-Putin press-krieg that he wouldn't hold a joint with Prigozhin wherein Yevgeny would explain how much the Western intel people had tried to bribe him. All while Tsar Vlad herniates himself with mirth.
Posted by: Cesare || 06/30/2023 13:20 Comments || Top||

#10  Ukraine failing to capitalize on Wagner rebellion
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/30/2023 13:30 Comments || Top||

#11  Seems to have been more of a mutiny than a coup. I expect some shuffling of the command chain below Putie to be in order.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/30/2023 14:22 Comments || Top||

#12  "Mutiny" sounds so harsh. Let's call it a tantrum.
Posted by: SteveS || 06/30/2023 18:17 Comments || Top||

#13  Perhaps it was just a reminder that they hadn’t been paid and were running short of bullets again…
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/30/2023 20:59 Comments || Top||


Russia holds General Sergei Surovikin over Wagner mutiny
[Hot Air] Russian authorities have reportedly detained General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, amid a reported purge of military officials following the short-lived rebellion by Wagner mercenary forces, according to sources cited by the Moscow Times newspaper and a Russian military blogger.

Surovikin, nicknamed "General Armageddon" by the Russian media for his reputed ruthlessness, is a veteran of Russia’s wars in Chechnya and Syria who has been decorated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Citing two sources close to Russia’s Defence Ministry, the Russian-language service of The Moscow Times reported on Wednesday that Surovikin was arrested due to what one of the unnamed sources said was choosing Wagner chief Yevgeny "Prigozhin’s side during the uprising".

A Russian military blogger, Vladimir Romanov, also reported Surovikin’s arrest on Wednesday, according to the Moscow Times, while the Washington, DC-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported another Russian source as claiming that military "affiliates" of Surovikin had been "accused of complicity in the rebellion".

Russia’s Defence Ministry has yet to comment on the reports of Surovikin’s detention, the newspaper said.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/30/2023 02:14 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:



Glamorous vice president of Russian bank Kristina Baikova, 28, ‘plunges to her death from 11th floor apartment window' in Moscow in latest mysterious fatality involving country's top execs
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The glamorous vice-president of a Russian bank has reportedly plunged to her death after falling from the window of her Moscow apartment.

Kristina Baikova, 28, an executive at Loko-Bank, is just the latest mysterious casualty involving Russia's top business people.

Ms Baikova allegedly fell from her 11th floor apartment on the Khodynsky Boulevard in the early hours of last Friday. She died instantly at the scene.

The bank executive was with a 34-year-old friend, thought to be named Andrei, at the time of the incident after inviting him over to her home for drink.

An investigation into her death has been launched.
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#1  Andrei - you lost another hot bank VP?
Posted by: Raj || 06/30/2023 1:32 Comments || Top||

#2  Perhaps they were in the wrong sort of businesses.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/30/2023 1:51 Comments || Top||

#3  In the days before automobiles, high rise offices and apartments people might "accidentally" fall off a moving train and break their necks.
Posted by: Gromble Dribble4342 || 06/30/2023 2:04 Comments || Top||

#4  Defenestration or just poor balcony railings (or lack thereof).
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 06/30/2023 6:44 Comments || Top||

#5  In America about half of all gun deaths are suicide.
You think the Russians are advocating to reduce all construction to one story buildings?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/30/2023 8:20 Comments || Top||

#6  It's worked in the Ukraine.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/30/2023 8:53 Comments || Top||

#7  28 years old and a bank VP.

I wonder if she got that job the same way as our VP got hers?
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 06/30/2023 9:56 Comments || Top||

#8  Dust her back for fingerprints!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 06/30/2023 10:23 Comments || Top||

#9  Damn, that's a shame.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/30/2023 13:31 Comments || Top||

#10  Damn, between the ChiComms and the Russers, this is getting to be a thing!
Posted by: Rex Mundi || 06/30/2023 14:06 Comments || Top||

#11  I'd love to see her CV...
Posted by: Mercutio || 06/30/2023 14:34 Comments || Top||


During the day, the Russian Federation attacked nine regions of Ukraine
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] The Russians shelled Chernihiv, Sumy, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions.

In the Chernihiv region, the Russians fired mortars and artillery four times a day. They beat in the Novgorod-Siversky district. Without victims and destruction, it is said in the summary from OVA as of this morning.

In Sumy at night and in the morning, the enemy launched three mortar attacks (13 explosions). Znob-Novgorodsk, Yunakivsk, Seredino-Budsk communities came under fire. Previously - without human losses and destruction of civil infrastructure. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out seven shelling of the border. 36 explosions were recorded. Bilopolska, Krasnopilska, Myropilska, Yunakivska communities came under fire. No consequences.

In Zaporizhzhya, the enemy attacked the outskirts of the regional center at night with a missile attack, aviation and hit Levadny twice with salvo missile systems, and also carried out 67 artillery strikes on Orikhov, Gulyaipol, Zaliznychny, Levadny, Olgivskyi, Gulyaipilskyi, Lugivskyi, Biloghiri, Malya Tokmachka . A 62-year-old woman was wounded during the artillery shelling of Orikhov. During the day, Russian troops carried out 71 shellings on 18 settlements. So far, 51 reports have been received about the destruction of residential buildings, commercial buildings, and educational institutions.

In Dnipropetrovsk, there were two shellings per day - in the Nikopol district. With heavy artillery, the aggressor hit Nikopol and Myrivska hromada. Late in the evening, the Russian army struck the Chervonogrigoriv community of the Nikopol district. The enemy fired heavy artillery again. There are no dead or injured. The consequences of the attack are being clarified.

In Luhansk last day, the enemy opened fire on Nevsky, Makiivka and Novovodyan. 15 explosions rang out in Nevsky alone. According to preliminary information, there are no victims. Damage to the property was recorded. During the day, the enemy fired 123 shots (544 shells).

In Kharkivskalast night the enemy struck Chuguiev with S300 missiles. Residential buildings and cars were damaged. There was no information about the injured persons. The data is being verified. Yesterday, the enemy shelled Kurylivka with "Uragan" MLRS. Shots were recorded in the yards of private households. A 70-year-old woman who was in her own yard during the shelling was seriously injured. Last day, as a result of the shelling of the Vovchanskyi Khutory of Chuguyivskyi, three people died - men aged 45, 48 and 57.

During the day, the enemy launched an air strike in the area of ​​Ruska Lozova in the direction of Slobozhansk. He carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, and Mali Prohody of the Kharkiv district, Gatishche, Pletenivka, Bochkove, Nesterne, Krugle, and Budarki of the Chuguyiv district.

In Donetsk, the Russians shelled 12 settlements, including Blagodatne, Kurakhove, Bogoyavlenka, Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Zalizne, Novogrodivka, Prechistivka, Ocheretine. Eight residential buildings (two of them multi-apartment buildings), power lines, and a bank building were damaged. In one day in Donetsk region: four dead, two wounded.

In Mykolayivska yesterday, during the day, the enemy fired artillery at the water area of ​​Ochakivska community. There are no casualties. Ochakiv was shelled during the day. There were also no casualties. Yesterday, enemy strikes were recorded in the settlement of the Kutsurub community. Hitting in an open area. There were no damages or injuries.

In the Kherson region, the enemy fired 64 rounds (342 shells) during the day, including three rounds (12 shells) at Kherson. The occupiers targeted the districts of 23 settlements in the region. During the day, three people were injured due to Russian aggression. During field work on a Russian mine, a harvester exploded. The event took place in a field near the village of Chkalove.

Two men, 41 and 36 years old, were injured due to the detonation of explosives. The injured were hospitalized at the nearest medical facility, doctors are providing them with the necessary assistance.

We will remind, the defense forces continue offensive actions in the Melitopol, Berdyansk and Bakhmut directions. There are successes and promotion to 1500 meters.

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Chronology of the Russian war against Ukraine: Thursday, June 29 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[VESTI] June 29 is the 491st day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

07:00 . Kharkov region. At night, Russia launched a missile attack from the S-300 air defense system on Chuguev : hits on the ground were recorded, nearby residential buildings and cars were damaged. During the day, the Russians fired at front-line and border settlements in Kharkov, Chuguevsky, Izyum and Kupyansky districts of the region. 3 people died , one woman was hospitalized in serious condition.

Kherson region. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 64 attacks, firing 342 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grads and UAVs. 3 people were injured.

08:00 . Donetsk region. During the day, 1 person died in Serebryanka, 2 more people were injured in the region.

In Kramatorsk, they completed the removal of rubble after a Russian missile attack . At night, rescuers unblocked another body. The total death toll has risen to 12. 65 people were injured as a result of two shellings.

Dnipropetrovsk region. Late in the evening of June 28, the Russians hit the Chervonogrigoryevsk bulk with heavy artillery. No casualties.

Zaporozhye region. At night, the Russian Federation attacked the outskirts of the regional center with missile strikes, aircraft, and twice from the MLRS hit Levadny, and also carried out 67 artillery strikes. During the shelling of Orekhov, a 62-year-old woman was wounded.

Chronology of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine: Thursday, June 29 (updated) - photo 1
09:00 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue their offensive in 3 directions: Melitopol, Berdyansk and Bakhmut . There is an advance of 1300 m in the Berdyansk direction, 1200 m in the direction of Kleshcheevka, and 1500 m in the direction of Kurdyumovka.

11:00 am . In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian troops seized the operational initiative. The defense forces have advancement in two directions at once from 1.2 to 1.5 km.

14:30 . Russian troops shelled residential areas of the city. According to the Kherson OVA, residential buildings, a medical facility, a company car, as well as a city school, where the “Indestructibility Point” was deployed, were hit by the enemy. According to preliminary information, two civilians were injured due to shelling, they were hospitalized with burns to their limbs and face, and 2 more died .

14:55 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine actually take control of Kleshchievka south of Bakhmut. While fighting is going on there, the commander of the reconnaissance company of the 57th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Denis Yaroslavsky noted that the Ukrainian military also advanced in the city itself.

"This is a strategic point from which offensive operations will begin directly to the south of Bakhmut. We can say that the enemy is retreating from the northern streets of Bakhmut ," the message says.

17:07 . Explosions are heard again in Kherson. The information is being verified.

17:55 . Greta Thunberg met with Zelensky to discuss the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. It is reported by the Office of the President.

18:44 . The commander of the joint forces of the Ukrainian troops, Sergei Naev, called on residents of the border areas of the Sumy region to evacuate.

19:19 . Intestinal infections in the flooded areas of Kherson were avoided. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Health.

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 29th, 2023
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[Korrespondent] 22:50 Zelensky took part in a meeting of the European Council, said that this year it was time to "strengthen unity in Europe, including the start of negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the European Union."

22:16 The IMF Board of Directors has completed the first revision of the expanded financing program: Ukraine will receive about $890 million, which will be used for budget support.

21:45 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, thanked for the initiated declaration in support of Ukraine at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States and for the regional leadership in the Core Group to create a special tribunal. "We coordinated efforts before future international events. We discussed the implementation of the Peace Formula, possible formats for the Ukraine-Latin America Summit and security cooperation, in particular, support for Ukraine by specialists and demining equipment," Zelensky added.

21:14 Zelensky will personally attend the NATO summit in Vilnius only on the condition that Ukraine receives a satisfactory result, diplomatic adviser to the president Igor Zhovkva said: "The president will not go if the leaders demonstrate a lack of courage, while Ukraine, with all the courage, will and strength and fights with high morale against Russian aggression."

21:10 Parliament has limited the right to defer from mobilization. Read more in the material New rules for mobilization .

20:02 The United States is close to transferring long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing American and European officials. According to them, the issue is under consideration at the highest level. Amid the insurgency in Russia, US and European officials acknowledged that now might be "the time to step on the gas."

19:59 Stoltenberg said that Ukraine's membership in NATO will be discussed after the July summit in Vilnius. The Secretary General is confident that the allies "will send a very strong signal of support for Ukraine."

19:47 British Minister of Defense Ben Wallace said that Ukraine should be admitted to NATO under a simplified procedure, without the MAP stage.

19:23 Former US Vice President and Trump rival in the upcoming presidential election Mike Pence made an unexpected visit to Kiev, NBC reports. He met with Zelensky, becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to do so while on the campaign trail. However, in a commentary on his visit, Pence said he came "simply as a private citizen." He also visited Moshchun, Bucha and Irpin.

19:18 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again rejected calls to join the West's efforts to arm Ukraine. Read more in the article Why Israel does not help Ukraine .

18:55 Zelensky said that he had a meeting in Kiev with members of the International Working Group on Russian Environmental Crimes. First of all, we discussed the catastrophic consequences of the Russian terrorist act at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, which led to the largest ecocide in Europe in decades. The group included: eco-activist Greta Thunberg, ex-Deputy Prime Minister and ex-Foreign Minister of Sweden Margot Wahlstrom, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Gautala, President of Ireland in 1990-1997 Mary Robinson.

18:17 Since the beginning of the full-scale war, international partners have allocated about 170 billion euros to Ukraine. This amount includes military, financial and humanitarian assistance from foreign governments, as well as international financial organizations, calculated the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. According to the Ukraine Support Tracker system, 40 countries have become donors to Ukraine, as well as European institutions, the IMF and the World Bank.

In particular, the EU allocated almost 62 billion euros, aid from the United States amounted to 71 billion euros. Another almost 13 billion euros were provided by international financial organizations. Half of the allocated funds is financial assistance, about 40% - military assistance, the rest - humanitarian support.

Ukraine received the largest military support from the United States - more than 43 billion euros. The European Union is a leader in financial assistance: member countries and European institutions have pledged to provide Ukraine with almost 36 billion euros for budgetary needs.

17:49 Norway has made a grant contribution to the Trust Fund for Support, Recovery and Reformation of Ukraine (URTF) of the World Bank in the amount of NOK 2 billion (about $190 million). This is the second tranche provided by Norway to URTF following a $100 million grant agreement signed in December 2022. Thanks to Norway's contribution, the URTF budget exceeded $1.1 billion.

17:28 Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said that his country will not be able to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, since this does not comply with the principles of neutrality: "For us, as neutral states, it is clear that we cannot give such security guarantees. Austria, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus made it clear that they objected to this ... It is necessary to take into account the role of neutral states. We will certainly discuss this and find formulations that will be acceptable to us as well."

17:05 Kiev will not feel the consequences in the event of a terrorist attack with a release of radiation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, said Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko. According to him, the Ministry of Health has developed and tested warning systems that will work in the event of an explosion. There is also an algorithm of actions for the authorities to protect the maximum number of people in the affected area. At the same time, Lyashko admitted that in a radiation accident it is impossible to protect everyone 100%.

16:37 After Prigozhin's military riot, purges began in the Russian army, Russian media report. According to their sources, Colonel-General Andrei Yudin, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, was dismissed today. At the same time, there are different versions of where the chairman of the VKS Sergey Surovikin himself is now. More details - in the material What happened to Surovikin .

16:26 The court sentenced collaborator Yevhen Balitsky to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property, the SBU reported. The former people's deputy from the banned Opposition Bloc party at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation was one of the first to publicly support the occupiers.

16:14 The Office of the Prosecutor General clarified that as a result of today's artillery shelling of Kherson, two people were killed, two more were injured. Warehouses were destroyed by fire, civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged by debris.

16:05 Chief EU diplomat Josep Borrell suggests planning military support for Ukraine as a long-term project aimed at strategic strengthening of its defense capability. He also said that Prigozhin's rebellion weakened Putin's power, and the European Union needs to prepare for new risks arising from the greater instability of the Russian Federation.

15:48 Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that Ukraine will not receive "any discounts" on its way to the EU and must fulfill all the criteria for starting accession negotiations.

15:21 Russians fired at the residential quarters of Kherson: two people were injured, residential houses were damaged, a medical deposit was damaged, as well as a school, and the Point of Invisibility was set on fire, having raised the head of OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.

15:14 After Prigozhin's rebellion, Wagner PMC mercenaries will no longer fight in Ukraine, Budanov said in a comment to the UP: "We have received a compromise on the Russian leadership. Once again, the myth of the Russian regime's steadfastness has been destroyed. Losses have been inflicted on the military space forces of the Russian Federation. And also "PMC Wagner will no longer participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. And this is the most effective unit of the Russian Federation, which is able to achieve success at any cost."

14:42 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry showed fresh photos of the destroyed Bakhmut.

14:38 Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the SBU has reported suspicions to more than 200 defendants who illegally disseminated information about the Ukrainian Defense Forces. In relation to 190 of them, indictments were sent to court. Attackers face up to 12 years in prison.

14:16 Investigators from Bellingcat suggest that the Russians are considering the possibility of flooding Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, in order to slow down the advance of Ukrainian troops. Back in early May, they built a dam in the vicinity of the occupied city - it is located within the defensive line that goes around the city. Due to the dam, the Tokmachka River has widened significantly and flooded the surrounding fields - the water level on the eastern side of the dam is steadily rising, which can be seen on satellite images.

13:37 In the village of Nizhniye Serogozy, Kherson region, the occupiers placed about a hundred local residents in custody in order to obtain a ransom. As Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said, the arrests of citizens, mainly from among entrepreneurs and other wealthy local residents, are carried out under the pretext of supposedly counterintelligence activities. Formally, they are accused of possible cooperation with the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and then they demand significant sums from relatives or friends for their release.

13:10 A two-day Council of Europe summit has started in Brussels to discuss, in particular, the situation in Ukraine and its application for EU membership.

13:02 Peskov said that there are no specific decisions and agreements on the initiatives of the Vatican regarding Ukraine, if necessary, the dialogue will continue.

12:19 Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lökke Rasmussen said that the EU should not lower the bar for Ukraine's accession and risks importing instability if it weakens its standards for democracy and corruption to speed up the accession of Ukraine and other candidate countries. According to him, the Danish government supports the membership of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the countries of the Western Balkans in the EU, but geopolitical circumstances do not justify the postponement of reforms in these states.

12:15 In Ukraine, 78% of citizens have close relatives or friends who were injured or died due to the Russian invasion, according to KIIS. Executive Director of KIIS Anton Grushetsky emphasized that Russia's war against Ukraine formed a tragic collective experience for the vast majority of Ukrainians.

The vast majority of Ukrainians have close relatives or friends who were injured or died due to the Russian invasion.

12:11 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing a shortage of ammunition during the counteroffensive, they are facing serious defensive barriers and superior numbers of the enemy, Podolyak said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. "We have a shortage of large-caliber shells and missiles, we have limited aviation capabilities, and we cannot hit the reinforcement channels of the Russian army," the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office specified.

According to him, the front line stretches for more than 1800 km, the area of ​​mined fields exceeds 20 thousand square meters. km. The Russians also set up three lines of defense, he added: "They dug trenches, built bunkers, set up artillery, launch rockets, they have thousands of tanks in protected places. They have about 360,000 soldiers."

11:39 In Belarus, near Osipovichy, Mogilev region, on the territory of the former HF No. 61732 in the village of Target, a camp is probably being built, writes The New York Times, citing fresh satellite images. The size, color and layout of the buildings are similar to other military tent cities that have been built in Belarus and the Russian Federation since early 2022.

The monitoring group of Belaruska Gayun reports that now this is the only place where work has been confirmed. At the same time, it is not yet known whether PMC Wagner will be located there.

11:06 With the bill adopted the day before, the Rada expanded the list of persons subject to mobilization. Thus, amendments were made to the paragraph according to which persons with a wife (husband), parents or parents of a wife (husband) with a disability of the 1st or 2nd group were exempted from mobilization. Now they will be exempt from mobilization only if the disabled relative has no other relatives who are required to look after them by law.

10:48 Papal envoy Zuppi discussed with Putin's assistant Yuri Ushakov the possibility of negotiations on Ukraine without stopping hostilities, Leonid Sevastyanov, head of the World Union of Old Believers of the Russian Federation, said: "The participants in the negotiations are in principle formalized, and thus they have begun. Zuppi's mediation will continue. Position in that negotiations must go on, even if the fighting cannot yet be stopped." Today, the Pope's envoy to Ukraine, Zuppi, will also meet with Russian Patriarch Kirill.

10:24 British intelligence believes that the loss of the Il-22M aircraft, shot down during the Prigozhin rebellion, will have a negative impact on the effectiveness of air and ground operations of the Russian army. This aircraft is part of a relatively small fleet of 12 aircraft that played a key role in organizing the actions of Russian troops in the war against Ukraine. Because of their value, the Il-22Ms operated in secure Russian airspace well outside the range of Ukrainian air defense systems.

In the short term, the psychological shock of the loss of the Il-22M and other aircraft will almost certainly hurt the morale of the Russian Aerospace Forces, analysts say. In the long term, there is a possibility that the current task levels will have to be reduced in order to safely manage the fleet. This is likely to undermine Russia's ability to command and coordinate its forces, especially during periods of high pace of operations, intelligence said.

10:20 Polish Deputy Prime Minister Yaroslav Kaczynski announced the strengthening of the country's eastern border amid reports of the alleged arrival of Wagner PMC mercenaries to Belarus. According to him, we can talk about the arrival of about 8,000 militants in Belarus. Therefore, the number of military and border guards who will be permanently stationed there will be increased at the border, as well as more barriers and fortifications will be added.

10:16 Russians shelled Belozerka in the Kherson region in the morning: one person was killed, two were injured, at least 12 residential buildings were damaged, the OVA reported.

10:11 Security guarantees for Ukraine will be formalized in the form of bilateral agreements with France, Germany, Britain and the United States on long-term financing, military supplies, military training and intelligence transfer, writes the Financial Times.

Also, according to the publication, a declaration will be signed that will send Ukraine and Russia a “very clear political signal” that EU members are “ready, together with partners, to contribute to future security commitments to Ukraine, which will help Ukraine defend itself in the long term. perspective, deter acts of aggression and resist destabilizing efforts".

09:45 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, explained why his country would not transfer serious weapons to Ukraine, including the Iron Dome: "If we transferred the systems to Ukraine, they would be in the hands of Iran. Israel is a densely populated country. The number of casualties on our side is not so high for one reason: because the Iron Dome shoots down 95% of the missiles that can hit our population centers. If this system falls into the hands of Iran, then millions of Israelis will be left unprotected and in danger."

09:19 Ukrainian troops continue to advance in the Melitopol, Berdyansk and Bakhmut directions. On Berdyansk they advanced by 1300 m, on Bakhmutskoye - from 1200 m (in the direction of Kleshcheevka) to 1500 m (in the direction of Kurdyumovka), Anna Malyar reported. In the Zaporizhia and Melitopol directions, the Defense Forces are destroying the enemy, who is bringing up all his reserves for defense - "even the marine brigade that fled from Kherson."

In the Bakhmut direction, according to Malyar, "it's hot again, fierce battles are going on, the enemy is pulling up reserves there and clinging to Bakhmut with all their forces."

09:01 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Serebryanka), two more were injured. In the Kharkiv region, three people died in the village. Volchansky Khutor of the Chuguevsky district, another person was wounded in the Kupyansky district. There are three wounded in the Kherson region, and one in the Zaporozhye region, according to the IVA.

08:56 The defense forces have intercepted the strategic initiative in the Bakhmut direction and are conducting offensive operations on a wide front, said Andrei Kovalev, spokesman for the General Staff. On the flanks of the city of Bakhmut, they continue to put pressure on the enemy, knocking them out of the previously captured lines. They were successful, and are fixed on the achieved frontiers.

On the Rivnopol-Volodino direction, the Ukrainian troops also had partial success, they are fixed on the achieved lines. In the Limansky, Avdeevsky and Mariinsky directions, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops.

08:24 In Kramatorsk, search and rescue operations have been completed at the site of the Russian missile attack. The body of another person was released from the rubble - thus, the death toll increased to 12 (including three children), 60 people were injured (including a child) and 11 people were rescued, the State Emergency Service reported.

08:13 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 29.

  • personnel - about 227,780 (+680) people liquidated,

  • tanks - 4038 (+2),

  • armored combat vehicles - 7857 (+10),

  • artillery systems - 4116 (+27),

  • MLRS - 627 (+0),

  • air defense systems - 388 (+1),

  • aircraft - 315 (+1),

  • helicopters - 308 (+0),

  • UAV operational-tactical level - 3513 (+14),

  • cruise missiles - 1261 (+0),

  • ships/boats - 18 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tankers - 6780 (+6),

  • special equipment - 569 (+6).

07:43 In Zaporozhye and the Zaporozhye region, command and staff exercises begin, the purpose of which is to coordinate the actions of all services in the event of a real threat of an emergency at the ZNPP. Temporary restrictions are possible at certain sites, the OVA warned. Also, in the Nikopol and Krivoy Rog districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region, actions will be practiced today in case of a terrorist attack at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

07:20 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky and Maryinsky directions - 40 military clashes occurred in a day, the General Staff said in the morning report .

06:02 Ukraine will receive a "powerful support package" at the NATO summit on July 11-12, Blinken said. He specified that the new package will include both political and practical assistance. The US Secretary of State did not disclose details, but expressed confidence that the new package will affect the defense and offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Blinken also noted that the Ukrainian counter-offensive has just begun and the main units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not yet participating in it. "And there is no doubt that it is not easy, because the Russians have had months and months and months to build a defense," he added. According to the Secretary of State, the main events related to the counteroffensive will take place in the coming weeks and months.

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#1  Ukrainians attacked Berdiansk airfield with Storm Shadows. 11 explosions. Ukrainians confirm HQ and fuel depot hit. Suspect the ~20 helos, including Ka-52, at airfield also attacked.
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#2  The Russian invaders have begun to gradually leave the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), and some ZNPP employees have also been instructed to leave the plant by 5 July, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) reports.

Meanwhile, intelligence reports that the Russian occupiers have instructed the personnel who remain at the station to "blame Ukraine in the event of any emergency".
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Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary June 29 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level

[NewsFrontInfo] 21:52 Video- 132 Brigade Donesk 1st Army Corps repels the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Gorlovka.

21:34 Video- Several vushniks are raking their trenches after an artillery strike and receive another one on them, Zaporozhye region.

21:06 Video- Defense of the positions of the 58th Army in the Vasilyevsky direction.

20:30 As a result of a missile attack on a pizzeria in Kramatorsk near the hotel "Kramatorsk" was liquidated Artem Sukhovey, callsign Sukhoi, 22-year-old Natsik from Azov.

20:07 Video– Death online: BMP of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived to evacuate the corpse of a brother-in-arms, but it was torn apart.

19:36 Mobilization in Ukraine continues, people are simply caught on the street and there, literally on their knees, summons to the draft board are issued -video

19:31 Regular footage of the combat work of the ATGM crews of the Southern Group of Forces to destroy the observation post of the Ukrofascists in the Luhansk direction -video

18:15 Vremievsky ledge, Zaporozhye direction. Broken equipment and corpses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

18:08 The tank T-72B of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed in the Zaporozhye direction -video

17:23 Helicopter Mi-28 of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the zone of the NMD flies to carry out combat missions -video

17:19 New victims of missile attack on Kramatorsk!

The leader of the local cell “Azov” Filon Alexander Ruslanovich (born July 17, 1997), call sign “Verny”, was eliminated by Iskander in Kramatorsk. The Nazi liked to mock Russian soldiers, played their things at auctions, and then went to the rotation to hide behind civilians. A cowardly and inglorious death!

16:33 Near Chernigov, the DRG of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation liquidated a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This is reported by Ukrainian social networks.

16:32 War with monuments in Ukraine: In the Lviv region dismantled "Motherland"

In the village of Bryukhovychi, Lviv region, officials "in honor of the Constitution Day of Ukraine" decided to demolish the monument "Motherland".
Perhaps they think that the Russian motherland is for Russians, not Ukrainians.
15:06 The main thing from the new the briefing of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the enemy's losses per day amounted to 135 Ukrainian soldiers;

In the Donetsk direction, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 530 Ukrainian soldiers killed and wounded, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, and so on, four enemy attacks were repelled;

In the Kupyansk direction, Kyiv lost more than 25 servicemen per day, 152mm self-propelled guns "Acacia", 122mm howitzer D-30, 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad";

In the Krasnolimansky direction, the activities of a group of saboteurs were suppressed, up to 65 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed;

In the Kherson direction, up to 40 Ukrainian soldiers and an ammunition depot were destroyed per day;

As a result of the June 27 attack on Kramatorsk, two generals, up to 50 officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, up to 20 foreign mercenaries and advisers were destroyed. They participated in a staff meeting.
Maybe order delivery next time?
15:03 “Mobilization in Ukraine is proceeding normally” (c) Danilov —video

14:10 Such a picture is now all over Ukraine -video

On the front line, just like cannon fodder, the next echelons of young guys, men and women, are sent.

Stop! The enemy sits on the "Bank" in Kyiv, and will continue to indulge the nationalists, the Americans and the British.

14:09 Armed forces of Ukraine abandon their damaged equipment in the Zaporozhye direction -video

As a result of an attempted counteroffensive in the area of ​​N. p. Foals in the Zaporizhia direction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost two T-72AV tanks. The Nazis abandoned their fighting vehicles and fled the battlefield.

13:43 Footage of the destruction of the warehouse with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the “Krasnopol” projectile -video

The crew of the Inohodets reconnaissance and strike UAV uncovered the location of the Armed Forces ammunition depot, guided the high-precision artillery munition. As a result of a precise hit, the AFU warehouse with ammunition was destroyed.

13:39 In Ukraine liquidated 92 Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: from the remnants they make air reconnaissance units and understaff other brigades

Zelensky recently visited the location of the 92nd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the photo, virtually all the surviving representatives of the command staff of the brigade.

Fighter 92 Separate Mechanized Brigade Evgenia Zakrevskaya (UAV operator) wrote a kind of obituary. Here are excerpts:

Pasha lost a kent on Bakhmut. Pasha digested this loss yesterday. Kent was from the old people, like Pashin, commander Zina, who died four months ago. They all served in the ATO even before the full scale. There are almost no such people left in the battalion.

Kent died on Bahmut. And the group that went to pull him out died too. We have lost that position. The bodies were not taken away. They are all considered missing.

I understand the company commander, Bes, a little. After he was forced to accept a company, the company soon almost disappeared. Less than a week.

Now there is virtually no 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade: there are several units of UAV operators and a hundred infantrymen, who were scattered among other brigades.

12:29 SK Russia started criminal cases against 160 mercenaries who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the department said

12:28 In the NWO zone liquidated 21-year-old airborne assault company commander Denis Zaderey.

In 2023, he graduated from the Odessa Military Academy and, along with other graduates, was sent to Poland, where he completed military training courses according to NATO standards.

Returning to his homeland, Zaderey was enrolled in the 505th battalion of the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade. At first he was a platoon commander, and then became a company commander.

Earlier we told (https://t.me/MilitaryCriminal/2968) about a young officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleg Buyalo, who, after graduating from a military educational institution, due to a shortage of officers in the Ukrainian army, immediately received the position of company commander.

11:29 Exactly in the eye: Combat work of a sniper of the O group -video

Having taken a firing position in the Krasno-Limansky direction, special forces snipers destroyed the Nazi wandering alone.

11:26 Russian artillery continues to successfully destroy all Ukrainians who refuse to raise their hands -video

10:11 "X-leaders" of the Airborne Forces destroy AN/TPQ-50 in the Zaporozhye direction -video

10:07 Soldiers of the Dnipro group of troops destroyed equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region
In the island zone, damage was inflicted to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day:

- an ammunition depot of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed, seven fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, four more were injured of varying severity.

In the Kherson direction, damage was inflicted to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day:

- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was liquidated, five militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, six were injured of varying severity;

- a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it were destroyed, three fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, four more were injured of varying severity.

In the Kakhovka direction, the following units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were damaged during the day:

- the place of temporary deployment of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Kognarovka, 13 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed, eight more were injured of varying severity, one unit of automotive equipment was disabled.


09:13 Combat power: T-80BVM tank destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle with an enemy landing in the Kupyansky direction -video

After the discovery by intelligence of the moving equipment of Ukrainian militants. The crews of the tanks advanced to the front line of the enemy's defense and delivered a powerful fire strike. The enemy infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed, and the surviving militants retreated.

09:07 RF Armed Forces are working on Ukronazi positions in a constant mode, not letting them raise their heads -video

08:54 Fighting near Orekhov on the Zaporozhye Front: ours covered the accumulation of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the special forces destroyed the MTR group -video

The enemy offensive on the Zaporizhia Front near Orekhov slowed down and for the most part temporarily turned into positional battles, the enemy is regrouping, pulling forces to this sector of the front to resume assault operations.

Our artillery and mortars cover the area of ​​concentration of VSU in Novodanilovka, Orekhova, etc.

Today, 122mm BM-21 “Grads” covered an enemy unit, destroyed/damaged up to 10 units of wheeled vehicles.

Our special forces worked out a special group of the elite Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was trying to infiltrate our positions.

In the near future, a new wave of large-scale offensive actions is expected from the enemy, who needs to show at least some success in the “counteroffensive” to the NATO summit, which will be held on July 11-12.

08:14 June 24 in the vicinity of Artyomovsk were eliminated two Georgian mercenaries - John Odishvili (photo on the left) and Malkhaz Kvizhinadze.

John Odishvili arrived in Ukraine immediately after the start of the NWO. He fought in the "Georgian National Legion".

Malkhaz Kvizhinadze has been participating in the so-called ATO since 2016.

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Actual information about the situation on the front line: June 29 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:52 Video- Attempt to break through: The defeat of the advancing armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left flank of the Zaporozhye Front Vasilyevsky district in the Kamensky direction. Defense zone of the 19th Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District.

Another attempt at a counteroffensive by the enemy in the area of N. p. The attack ended in failure and the defeat of the advancing forces with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

21:22 Summary of Krasnolimansky direction:

The enemy during the day, did not take active actions, worked with mortar crews and cannon artillery.

The enemy made four attacks in the direction north of Chervonoe - Dibrovo, but was repulsed on the outskirts and rolled back with losses.

In the near future, the enemy will continue to build up the grouping of troops in the Krasnolimansky direction, the enemy will pay special attention to the Svatovo-Kremennaya road, both artillery strikes and strikes from the MLRS are inflicted on the Kremennaya settlement.

21:00 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" grouping.

The artillery units of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed the strongholds of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Kalinovka and the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdievka. During the counter-battery fight in the Maryinsky direction, the artillerymen of the group destroyed three enemy 120mm mortars.

The crew of the heavy flamethrower system "Solntsepek" of the radiation, chemical and biological defense unit of the Southern Military District struck at the accumulation of enemy manpower at the forefront in the area of the settlement of Malaya Kalinovka.


20:28 Brief summary of the Zaporizhia Front.

Orekhovo-Polozhsk direction.

The enemy command continues to attempt to break through our defenses in separate sectors.

In the course of offensive operations, enemy units suffer significant losses, in particular 47 Separate Mechanized Brigade, primarily due to the low qualification of junior officers. The losses suffered earlier, in the course of offensive operations from June 7 to 23, affect.

Also, from the rear of the enemy, information is received that units from the 25th Air Assault Brigade, which participated in the offensive as a reinforcement in the above period, suffered irretrievable losses of up to 700 people.

Also, at the moment, in order to strengthen the advanced positions of 3 mb 65 Separate Mechanized Brigade, the enemy is transferring personnel of 47 Separate Mechanized Brigade to this area.

In order to cover the strongholds of the unit, the Buk-M1 air defense system was deployed.

The mid-level officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in conversations, mention that it is estimated that an artillery battery from the brigade artillery of the 117 Separate Mechanized Brigade, as well as personnel, numbering up to 64 people, was moved to the area of the settlements of Lukyanovskoye, Novoyakovlevka, Pavlovka.

To deliver missile strikes against the positions of the Russian Armed Forces, the enemy used up to four Su-25 aircraft, aviation worked from the areas of the settlement of Kamyshevakha, Uspenovka, Zalivnoye, as well as the Su-24, which operated from the Kanatovo airfield.

It is noteworthy that the enemy has prepared exercises to practice the actions of the civilian population in the event of a disaster at the ZNPP, the exercises are scheduled for June 30 this year.

At the same time, they plan to announce this to the population as a sudden exercise, as a result of the threat of undermining the station by Russian troops, which has no connection with reality. Since any accident at the station is for the Russian Federation as a whole and for the RF Armed Forces in particular, a critical problem and is beneficial only to the Kyiv regime, which practices such terrorist methods.

Also, we emphasize that preparations for the exercises were carried out by the enemy for a long time, as well as for massive information stuffing with regards to the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

– South-Donetsk direction.

The enemy continues to attempt an offensive, with forces up to the RTG, from the 35th Infantry Regiment and 128 Artillery detachment, in the area north-west of the settlement of Staromayorskoye, has no success, the assault groups came under heavy artillery fire, including battery fire TOS, suffered losses in manpower up to 60 people, retreated to spare positions.


20:04 Our intelligence captured opornik and destroyed a special group of foreign mercenaries near Orekhov on the Zaporozhye front.

First, the scouts of the 71st Regiment discovered the movement of the enemy special group, which was trying to clear the field.
During the observation near Novodanilovka (near Rabotino) a DRG opnik was discovered, which our scouts, together with special forces, attacked and captured. The mercenaries acted together with the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the 47th Brigade.

The militant group has been destroyed. Photo from the phone of one of the dead

19:43 APU continue to bombard the Belgorod region of Russia.

For the third time in a day, under fire from Novaya Tavolzhanka, mortars hit the Pankov farm.

Earlier, Kozinka was also fired upon. There is no information about the victims and injured at the moment.

19:24 Video– The captured Ukrainian soldier urged his compatriots to lay down their arms.

Captured Ukrainian Andrei Tarasyuk said that the Kiev regime does not protect its own people. “Because they don’t protect us simply, that’s all. Armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles, nothing else. And most importantly, no one needs them, except for relatives. No one at all,” Tarasyuk says.

The corporal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that he did not expect such a good attitude from the Russian servicemen: “The guys shared the last: they treated them to sweets, and everything that they had.” The prisoner noted the good conditions of detention: "They feed, water, put to bed on time."

19:05 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the group of forces "Vostok" repelled attacks by the enemy advancing with forces of up to two platoons in the area between Makarovka and Ravnopol.

During the counter-battery fight, artillery fire destroyed a mortar crew in the Pavlovka area, a pickup truck with militants in the Novodonetsky area, a towed howitzer in the Novoselka area, and an Msta-B howitzer in the Vremovka area. Forces of assault and army aviation hit concentrations of militants in the areas of Makarovka, Harvest, Novodonetsk.

- In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Vostok group, with the support of army and attack aircraft, inflicted fire damage on the enemy, who was trying to advance in the areas of Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka.

Tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, vehicles and manpower of the nationalists were destroyed. During the counterbattery fight, a towed howitzer was destroyed in the Privolnoye area, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer in the Burlatsky area, and two mortar crews in the Zagornoye area. Three unmanned aerial vehicles "Fury" were shot down by means of air defense.

The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions. The gunner-operator of the tank platoon of the group, Sergeant Evgeny Malkov, performed the task of supporting the offensive of our units on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the sectors of the South-Donetsk direction.

Using combat experience, the tank crew of Sergeant Yevgeny Malkov successfully hit the firing points of the enemy stronghold, ensuring the capture of nationalist positions by our assault units.

After the successful completion of the combat mission, Sergeant Evgeni Malkov professionally provided first aid to three servicemen of the motorized rifle battalion who were wounded during the offensive, and promptly evacuated them on a tank to the wounded collection area. Thanks to the courage and professionalism of Sergeant Yevgeny Malkov, the combat mission was completed, and the lives of servicemen were saved.


18:31 Video- The crew of the 120mm self-propelled mortar 2S9 "Nona-S" destroyed the mortar crew of Ukrainian nationalists on the right bank of the Dnieper.

The commander of the artillery unit of the Airborne Forces spoke about the combat work of the crew.

18:02 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group

Su-25 attack aircraft of the "Center" group of troops launched missile strikes on eight areas of concentration of manpower and firepower of Ukrainian troops. In addition, the crews of the Su-34 aircraft carried out bombing attacks on two points of temporary deployment, a stronghold and a communication center of the enemy. The crew of the Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system shot down the Furiya unmanned aerial vehicle in the Krasno-Limansky direction.

Units of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine were uncovered in the Torsk area and in the area of Serebryansky forest.

As a result of artillery fire, armored combat vehicles, an infantry fighting vehicle and five pickup trucks were destroyed, as well as significant losses among personnel. In the course of counter-battery combat, the positions of cannon artillery and enemy mortars were opened and suppressed.


17:31 Zaporozhye Front

Enemy applies some chemicals to smoke our fighters out of position. The pre-chemical is listed on the slide. Chloropicrin

The OPCW Convention banned the military use of chloropicrin, equating it to phosgene, cyanogen chloride and hydrocyanic acid. As a training agent, it has been replaced by other irritant agents (in the RF Armed Forces, for example, UBSOV-2 and UBSOV-B formulations with chloracetophenone are used).

17:01 Video– The entire bank of the Dnieper in the area of the Antonovsky bridge is under the reliable protection of Russian troops

All attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to transport and disembark groups of saboteurs are stopped, the enemy is destroyed. “We inflict fire damage on the enemy, reconnaissance and search operations are being carried out. We systematically destroy them [APU]. On our shore they were not and are not!” - said the chief of staff of the regiment with the call sign "White".

Around the clock, aerial reconnaissance is conducted by Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles, which correct the fire of artillery, heavy flamethrower systems and air strikes. The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffer serious losses when trying to transfer additional groups, ammunition and medicines on boats and speedboats. The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have the opportunity to transfer heavy weapons to the left bank.


16:21 Video- Russian BTR-82A are working on the Armed Forces, settled in Maryinka. They tried to yell back, but to no avail.

16:00 Video- The tenacious Rook: APU hit our attack aircraft with a rocket.

During a combat mission, an anti-aircraft missile from a MANPADS hit the Su-25 of the Russian Aerospace Forces, but the combat aircraft successfully reached the base airfield and will continue to destroy the enemy at the front.

15:36 Ukrainian formations continue to bombard the Russian border.

In the Belgorod region, the villages of Kozinka and Novaya Tavolzhanka fell under enemy fire. The latter was fired at least twice.

At the moment, there is no information about the number of rounds fired, as well as the presence of damage and casualties.

15:05 Vremievsky ledge situation as of June 29, 2023

In the area of the Vremievsky ledge, units of the 35th Naval Infantry and 128th Naval Infantry Battalion continue to consolidate north-east of Priyutnoye. Last night the enemy tried to move closer to the settlement in small groups.

The Russian servicemen delivered several blows to the area of concentration of forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after which the enemy retreated to their original positions. However, today Ukrainian formations are actively digging in on the lines they have taken and are preparing for a new attack on the Stepovoye-Priyutnoye line.

Also, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine equipped strongholds, installed anti-tank systems and crews of AGS-17 heavy grenade launchers at the Levadnoye-Rivnopol line.

Due to the fog of war, the line of control in this area is not known for certain. However, the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the east to Priyutnoye suggests that the fighters of the RF Armed Forces retreated from Rovnopol and Novodarovka to level the front.

The most likely area to which the military personnel of the RF Armed Forces could retreat is the ravine north of Priyutnoye. This is supported by the lack of activity of Ukrainian formations in this area - movements and attempts to attack Priyutnoye come from the northeast and from Levadnoe.


14:30 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of June 29, 2023)

During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued to attempt offensive operations in the Donetsk, Krasno-Limansky and South Donetsk directions.

- In the Donetsk direction in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka of the Luhansk People's Republic and Tonenkoe of the Donetsk People's Republic, four enemy attacks were successfully repelled by competent and courageous actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops.

During the hostilities in this direction, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 530 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, five vehicles, as well as 152mm Msta-B and 152mm D-20 howitzers. Also, an ammunition depot of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Vyemka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping of troops, air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted defeat on units of the 21st, 42nd and 67th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk Narodnaya Republic.

In the area of the settlement of Kuzmino, Lugansk People's Republic, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped. During the day, up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts were destroyed.

- In the South-Donetsk direction in the area of the Vremevsky ledge, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok group of forces repelled an attack by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Staromayorskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.

- In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops defeated the accumulation of manpower and equipment of the 106th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the settlement of Lugovskoe, Zaporozhye region.

Enemy losses in these directions per day amounted to 135 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, three 152mm D-20 howitzers, 152mm Msta-B and 122mm D-30 guns, as well as a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.

- In the Kupyansk direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of the "Western" group of forces hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka and Krasnoe Pervoe of the Kharkov region.

More than 25 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, six vehicles, and a 152mm Msta-B howitzer were destroyed during the day.

An ammunition depot of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed in the area of the KIZOMYS settlement.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated 85 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 102 districts.

An ammunition depot of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Vyemka in the Donetsk People's Republic. In the areas of the settlements of Vasiltsovka, Kharkiv region, and Peschanoe, Donetsk People's Republic, two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations were hit.

According to updated information, as a result of a high-precision strike on June 27 in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk People's Republic, at the point of temporary deployment of the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two generals participating in the headquarters meeting, up to 50 officers of the armed forces of Ukraine, as well as up to 20 -ti foreign mercenaries and military advisers.

- During the past 24 hours, air defense systems intercepted two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, as well as a HARM anti-radar missile. In addition, eleven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovka, Kharkiv region, Volodino, Evgenovka, Donetsk People's Republic, Golikovo, Luhansk People's Republic, and Novaya Zburyevka, Kherson region.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 444 aircraft, 240 helicopters, 4,823 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,402 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,133 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,269 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 11,276 units of special military vehicles.


14:06 "Alligator" scored a brace -video.

South-Donetsk direction

The crew of the reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52 successively destroyed two units of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a strike of guided missiles.

13:40 Zaporozhye direction situation as of June 29, 2023

This morning, an assault group of the 65th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, without armored vehicles, tried to break through to the positions of Russian troops north of Rabotino. The servicemen of the RF Armed Forces noticed the activity of the enemy in advance and struck at him.

In the vicinity of Pyatikhatki, the situation has not changed significantly, the village itself is still in the gray zone. This morning, according to the Archangel of the Special Forces, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to evacuate the dead and wounded.

So far there is no serious activity at the front. A lot of rain has fallen in the area for several days, which complicates the movement of vehicles. However, preparations for the offensive are in full swing.

Calculations of the artillery battery of 117 ombr 10 AK AFU arrived in Lukyanovskoye, Novoyakovlevka and Pavlovka. In addition, on June 30, military equipment will be transferred from the Shepetovsky plant to the Orekhovsky site. To cover the advanced units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at least one Buk air defense system was moved to Orekhov.

At the same time, Su-24 and Su-25 aircraft do not stop flying from the airfields in Dnepropetrovsk, Kanatovo and Dolgintsevo. Some of them are equipped with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, and they strike from a safe distance from the Kamyshevakhi, Zalivnoye and Uspenovka areas.


13:22 Zaporozhye direction:

2.5 km south of the settlement Novodanilovka, the enemy used URs. In order to clear the front edge of 70 msp. He made an attempt to advance in the amount of 15 people, but was shot by fire weapons on duty.

n.p. Pyatikhatki, the enemy is trying to evacuate the wounded and killed after the morning artillery attack and the destruction of one pickup truck.

Artillery and aviation of the "Brave" inflicted massive strikes on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kremennaya

– In the area of Serebryansky forest, with the help of artillery, an attempt was made to attack an armored group of 63 Separate Mechanized Rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy lost two infantry fighting vehicles without even approaching our positions.

- Accumulations of equipment and personnel of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Rifle Brigade and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine were identified. Artillery strikes were made on the targets, the enemy suffered serious losses.

– In the area of N. p. Yampolovka enemy infantry, with the support of infantry fighting vehicles and armored combat vehicles from the 25th Separate Air Assault brigade, attempted to break through our defensive lines. During the skirmish and artillery fire, the enemy suffered losses and retreated.

- Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-34 crews bombed eight locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The front-line bird writes about the situation in the Kharkiv direction on 29.06.

Our data from the field, as well as satellite and aerial reconnaissance, confirm the intentions of the enemy to saturate the area with additional armored formations and personnel.

Given the mobilization fire of the military-political leadership of Ukraine, this will not be very difficult to do.

Another thing is quality. And it, among the mobilized Vushniks, as the counterattack shows, is bad.


13:05 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the West group.

During the hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the crews of Ka-52 and Mi-28 attack helicopters of the Zapad aviation group launched four air strikes on the accumulation of manpower, weapons, military and special equipment from the 14 Separate mechanized Brigade and territorial defense units.

The artillery of the group thwarted three attempts to rotate the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront in the area of the settlements of Krasnoe Pervoe, Sinkovka and Novoselovskoye. The losses of the enemy amounted to a platoon of manpower.


12:27 Video– Surgical Precision: Destruction of the Armed Forces Warehouse with Krasnopol Precision Munitions

Opening the location of the enemy ammunition depot and aiming a high-precision artillery projectile at the target was provided by the Inohodets reconnaissance and strike UAV.

11:56 Video- Leaving the enemy no chance: the combat work of the crews of the T-80BVM tanks of the Western Military District in the Kupyansk direction

Being in the concentration area, the tankers received the task of destroying the enemy infantry fighting vehicles and infantry, detected by the reconnaissance UAV.

The crews of the T-80BVM tanks advanced to the front line of the enemy's defense and delivered a powerful fire strike.

As a result of the confident actions of the tank crews and the operational adjustment of the fire by the reconnaissance units, the combat vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed, and the enemy infantry was forced to withdraw.

11:44 Video- It pierces like a needle: our anti-aircraft gunners said that the Igla MANPADS is still a reliable and effective weapon

A serviceman with the call sign “Beaver” spoke about the Igla portable anti-aircraft missile system, with the help of which our soldiers regularly shoot down enemy planes and helicopters.

The needle, the anti-aircraft gunners say, is time-tested and does its job perfectly, which means that soon an attack aircraft with a Nazi cross on board will again burn in the sky.

11:27 Video– Eyes and ears of aviation

The work of aviation gunners is especially dangerous, because it rarely gets into the camera lenses, but the accuracy of aviation strikes and the safety of crews depend on these inconspicuous fighters.

Today, specialists from the "Center" grouping provided guidance for attack and army aviation to deliver a missile attack on enemy positions in the Krasnolimansky direction.

Having received the coordinates from the aircraft controller, the crews of the Su-25 attack aircraft inflicted a fire defeat on the concentration of enemy manpower with unguided aircraft missiles.

When performing a combat mission, a tank of nationalists was discovered. The crew of the Ka-52 helicopter destroyed an enemy armored vehicle with an accurate strike of the Whirlwind ATGM.

Advanced air gunners visually confirmed the hits and provided a safe route for the aircraft to leave for home airfields

10:56 Video- More than 33,000 different ammunition left by Ukrainian nationalists in caches on the territory of the DPR was discovered by the special forces of the National Guard over the past week. They could be used to commit sabotage, and some posed a threat to the civilian population due to their explosive nature.

In particular, in the course of operational and preventive measures, fighters of the Russian Guard found and seized hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers, about 300 rounds for them, flamethrowers and portable anti-aircraft missile systems. Also found in the caches were hand grenades, more than 200 rounds and mines, explosives and an improvised explosive device.

Recall that the search for enemy caches in the liberated territories is carried out continuously by the fighters of the National Guard. There can be no allowable omissions here, because any unseized cartridge is a potential threat to someone's life.

10:38 Chronicle of the special military operation: events of June 28, 2023.

- In the Starobelsky direction, Russian troops continue to methodically advance in the area of Serebryansky forest.

In turn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are deploying additional forces to the site, intending to hold back the onslaught of the attackers.

- Ukrainian formations made a series of attempts to break through the Russian defenses in the Bakhmut area.

All of them completely repeated the fate of the previous ones - significant losses and retreat to the previous lines.

- Russian troops launched a strike from the Iskander complex at the place of concentration of foreign mercenaries in Kramatorsk.

Several representatives of the command staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also came under fire at the facility.

– Ukrainian formations do not cease to strike at the settlements of the Donetsk agglomeration.

In the capital of the republic, the Kirovsky district came under fire: one person was killed, eight more were injured, including five children.

– In the area of the Vremyevsky ledge, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to gain a foothold to the west of Staromayorsky and equip strongholds there.

Russian troops are reinforcing defenses in the Priyutnoye area, and are also searching for infiltrated enemy DRGs.

- In the Zaporizhia direction, Ukrainian formations are carrying out attacks on the positions of Russian troops near Rabotino and Zherebyanki.

At the moment, all enemy attempts to break through are successfully suppressed by minefields and artillery fire.

- In the Kherson direction, Ukrainian formations continue to hold a foothold on the islands in the Dnieper delta.

Massive strikes are inflicted on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the Antonovsky Bridge, however, it has not yet been possible to knock it out.


10:24 Video– Artillery duels near the Dnieper: Russian paratroopers beat the enemy on the right bank of the river

The calculation of the 120mm self-propelled gun "Nona-S" worked out according to the discovered mortar crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fire adjustment was carried out with the help of UAVs.

10:06 Yesterday, during artillery attack of Donetsk and suburbs by Ukrainian militants, 12 civilians died and got injured.

During June 28, the Nazis launched 34 attacks on the territory of the DPR, using 196 rockets and rounds.

09:52 Zaporozhye Front Orekhovskoe direction, reports V. Rogov:

In the morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on a new offensive in the area of the settlement. Rabotino.

Artillery is actively working, infantry is thrown into the attack with the support of armored vehicles, working on our positions in the “carousel” format.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to move forward at any cost, despite the losses, trying to return the positions they had previously captured, but then lost as a result of our counterattacks.

Russian soldiers keep active defense. In addition to artillery, mortars are working and a high-intensity shooting battle is going on.

Rabotino itself is still under the control of our Army.

09:32 For the past day:

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:

- a warehouse with ammunition of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, losses: seven servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed; four - received injuries of varying severity.

As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr grouping of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:

- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, losses: five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed; six - received injuries of varying severity.

-120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, losses: three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, four were injured of varying severity.

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr grouping of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:

- the place of temporary deployment of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Kognarovka, losses: 13 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died; eight - received injuries of varying severity, one unit. automotive equipment - disabled.


09:06 For the past day fixed 34 artillery attacks by VFU – DPR Representation in the JCCC

Ukrainian nationalists fired from MLRS, artillery of 122mm, 152mm and 155mm caliber, firing 196 different ammunition across the territory of the Republic.

Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Zaitsevo, Yasinovataya, Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Staromikhaylovka and Blagodatnoe were under enemy fire.

As a result of the shelling, two civilians were killed in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.

Ten civilians received injuries of varying severity, incl. five children #ChildrenNotTarget, in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya.

Nine residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, Staromikhaylovka and Yasinovataya, as well as 2 civilian infrastructure facilities.

09:04 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the APU was fired from barrel artillery:

-- n.p. Aleshki fired 16 rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Zburyevka fired nine rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki fired seven rounds;
-- Eight rounds were fired at the village of Peschanovka;
-- Nine rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being
specified Kakhovka, Cairo, Tavriysk firing a total of 29 cannon artillery rounds.

Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction to be confirmed

08:22 Kyiv regime continues terror of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services

Yesterday, fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 49 rounds from cannon artillery at the settlements: Alyoshki, Novaya Zburyevka, Krynki, Peschanovka, Korsunka.

The artillery attack did not stop at night - the Ukrainians fired 29 rounds from cannon artillery at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Cairo, Tavriysk.

08:05 Frontline summary on the morning of 06/29/2023
In the Zaporizhzhya direction, the main hostilities took place near Rabotin. The Ukrainian army, with the support of artillery, carried out offensive operations. The RF Armed Forces held their positions. But the Armed Forces of Ukraine are expanding the zone of control in the "gray zone". Under fire from their units in Orekhovo, Preobrazhenka, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovny, Novonikolaevka, Malinovka, Poltavka and Olgovsky. APU launched a missile attack on Melitopol.

In the Uglidar sector, Ukrainian units conducted assault operations near Priyutnoye and entrenched themselves in new positions. In turn, the RF Armed Forces counterattacked from Staromayorsky in the direction of Rovnopol. No advance.

Under the blows of the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novodarovka, Storozhevoe, Blagodatny, Zolotoy Niva, Prechistovka, Bogoyavlenka and Vugledar. The Ukrainian army fired at Staromayorsky, Urozhaynoye and Novodonetsky.

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, once again attacked near Pobeda and in Maryinka. With the same result. Under shelling, Ukrainian units in Yekaterinovka, Elizavetovka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelsky, Pervomaisky, Yasnobrodovka, Avdievka, Novokalinovo, Ceramics and Yuzhny.

In the Bakhmut direction, with the support of artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assault operations were carried out near Kurdyumovka, Kleshcheevka, Yagodnoye, Paraskovyovka and Berkhovka. On these sites without progress. The RF Armed Forces counterattacked near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. Also without success.

Ukrainian troops managed to advance along the M-03 highway in the Zheleznyansky area. Attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Krasnopolovka were repulsed by Russian units. Ukrainian positions in Ivanovsky, Chasovoy Yar, Khromov, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Nikiforovka, Rozdolovka and Spornoye are under shelling.

In the Luhansk direction, the RF Armed Forces tried to advance near Belogorovka. They failed. Russian artillery hit the Ukrainian troops in Serebryanka, Torsky, Yampolevka, Nevsky, Berestovo, Kotlyarovka, Kislovka and Krasny Pervy.


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About 'shell hunger'
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Text taken from a Telegram post by article by Alexei Volynets

[ColonelCassad] A little more about shells and "Fields of Flanders" in Novorossiya… Last year, the daily consumption of shells by the RF Armed Forces ranged from 10,000 during calm days to 50,000 at the maximum. These figures are named and recognized by all sources and experts.

We are talking about the consumption of ordinary “classic” shells by artillery, not about something expensive, controlled and highly accurate. 10,000 a day is a natural shell hunger. And 50,000 per day are separate days at the limit. We take something in between - 25,000, even more - 30,000. This is something that can more or less provide the current front without the calls “Shells for the Wagners!” This for a year, 365 days, will be 10,950,000, or a little less than 11 million.

And now we are looking at the production of shells a little over a century ago, during the First World War. Basically, these are the same calibers and the same shells in terms of production technologies. Kaiser Germany in 1917 produced 108 million shells, and in 1918 even more - 121,000,000 shells! Even Italy produced impressively - 34 and 36 million, respectively, in 1917 and 1918. Tsarist Russia, at the height of its tension in 1916, produced just over 33 million shells. Those. a century old country would cover three such Special Warfare Operations.

During the Great Patriotic War, the production of shells was even higher. In 1942, the USSR fired 73.4 million artillery rounds, and in 1943 almost 86 million. In 1994, already 94.8 million! That is, almost 9 (nine!) Special military operations ...

What is it for? And to the fact, firstly, that our hostilities have already outgrown the scale of a local war, but are still an order of magnitude far from the scale of world wars ... And secondly, and this is the main thing, that there are never too many shells. We need more.

(с) A.Volynets

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#1  Recently, Russian troops showed photos of pre-war (WW2 that is, 1939) shells on the front line. The 84 year old shells look about as rusty expected and if the explosives are anywhere near that old, expect a lot of exploded barrels.
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#2  That's not peanuts.
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Everything is not so simple with Shoigu: Putin is preparing a fundamentally new combination
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[RusOnline] 06/29/2023 After the Wagner rebellion, many are waiting for the urgent resignation of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Tsargrad writes about this. It seems inevitable, because in the eyes of society he is responsible for everything that happens in the Armed Forces, and therefore for the rebellion too. But not everything is so simple. Many, under the influence of emotions, forget how Russian President Vladimir Putin conducts personnel policy.

Experts agree that Putin is a master of unexpected personnel decisions. For example, Mikhail Fradkov, who was appointed Prime Minister of Russia in 2004. Nobody expected this. Fradkov's name was not mentioned either in forecasts or analytics, or in the media.

Only one person knew about everything - Vladimir Putin. Then the decision to appoint Fradkov shocked the political elites. They also did not expect the appointment of Sergei Shoigu's predecessor, Anatoly Serdyukov, to the post of Minister of Defense in 2007. The appointment of the current Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also came as a surprise. Mishustin was almost the same "dark horse" as Fradkov at one time.

And Dmitry Medvedev did not just leave, he received the post of deputy chairman of the Security Council, that was, deputy chairman of Vladimir Putin himself, that had not existed until that moment. And these are only the most significant appointments. If you look at the level of governors, then there is the same element of surprise and it occurs often. One can come to a quite obvious conclusion: Putin does not just "do not buckle under pressure." He deliberately builds his personnel policy in such a way as to exclude the possibility of pressure.

So that any appointment was due only to his personal decision. So the urgent resignation of Shoigu is expected in vain. It will definitely be a surprise when no one is expecting it. And the elites will be shocked, as has happened many times before.

More from the Youtube Channel of Patrick Ben David:

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#1 
Col Macgregor & PBD: Russian Senior Officers are ending it all
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Stories about Surovikin
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin

[ColonelCassad] Regarding yesterday's stuffing about the fact that "General Surovikin is in prison."

Surovikin continues to fulfill his duties in the NVO zone. No one arrested him, fired him from the army, or put him in jail. As they write, today I was at a military conference in Rostov. A video with him will also be shown soon.

It was also funny yesterday to read stuffing about the fact that the video with Surovikin dated June 24 was "recorded in prison."

In fact, it was recorded in the NWO zone. Well, about the prison, it’s completely ridiculous, given the fact that Surovikin is with weapons in the video.

In general, the usual informational sketch of Western propaganda, which some of us have swallowed. And not only in this case.

More from rusonline.org

Two notes: the word stuffing, used in the two articles presented here, can be interpreted as bullshit.

Had the N Y Times been reading rantburg.com, they already would have concluded the writer was spewing "stuffing."

General Armageddon during interrogations: Who is trying to drown Surovikin

After an attempted military mutiny, stuffing began to be done about General Sergei Surovikin. Tsargrad found out where the topic came from and who benefits from it.

After the Wagner rebellion, large-scale inspections began at the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Russian Ministry of Defense, insiders report. Also, stuffing appeared that interrogations were being carried out with the participation of General Sergei Surovikin. "Hesitancy in suppressing the rebellion"

The team of military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk on the Rybar telegram channel reported on the great work of investigators in the Russian Armed Forces in general and in the Russian Ministry of Defense in particular. And this work has been going on for more than one day. For several days now, investigators and representatives of the FSO have been working both on the leadership of military command and control bodies and on unit commanders, - the message of Zvinchuk's team says.

The authors of "Rybar" insist that the pretext for the checks was "indecisiveness in suppressing the rebellion." But "the litmus test was the support of PMCs." And that's what the interrogations are about. Surovikin has not been seen since Saturday - it is not known for certain where General Armageddon is located, there is a version that he is under interrogation, - the message says.

The actual leadership of the course of the special military operation is carried out by the commander of the Airborne Forces, Mikhail Teplinskiy. Valery Gerasimov formally retains the post of chief of the General Staff, but has nothing to do with resolving issues of the NMD, the authors of Rybar add.

"GENERAL ARMAGEDDON" UNDER INTERROGATION
The topic of Surovikin's disappearance was picked up by the Telegram channel Radiotochka NSN. He cites the words of Vladimir Prokhvatilov, senior researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, according to which "General Armageddon", as the Western media call Surovikin, is in the structures that are investigating. He can sit both on one side and on the other side of the table at which interrogations take place, - leads the Telegram channel of the words of the expert.

LEGS GROW FROM THE USA
The stuffing about the "disappearance" of Surovikin after the rebellion of the PMC "Wagner" can be traced back to the United States. Thus, the American newspaper The New York Times claims that General Surovikin could have known in advance about the plans for a military mutiny.

The Wall Street Journal adds fuel to the fire. The publication writes that the ease with which Wagner PMC occupied a large city may indicate the possible participation of representatives of the armed forces in the conspiracy. At the same time, it is obvious that the search for traitors inside Russia is extremely beneficial for the United States. There, they already expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the rebellion was not as bloody as Washington would like, and even ended within a day.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the United States wants to "continue the banquet" and deliberately shake the situation with the help of stuffing. Surovikin in his place

According to domestic experts, information about the participation of Surovikin in interrogations due to the uprising of the Wagner PMC in any capacity is complete nonsense. First, he was one of the first to condemn Prigozhin's uprising and urged the fighters to stop.

And secondly, "General Armageddon" has a lot of things to do, especially on the Zaporozhye front. General Surovikin goes about his business, directly. He is Deputy Commander of the Joint Group of Forces in Ukraine, - said a military observer, reserve colonel, war veteran Gennady Alekhin in an interview with Tsargrad.

SENSATION OUT OF NOWHERE
Separately, the expert spoke about inspections at the General Staff and the Russian Ministry of Defense. Gennady Alekhin recalled the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief, during a meeting with the military, said that the personnel authorities would first of all consider the issues of promotion to higher positions of commanders and officers who had distinguished themselves in the NMD and distinguished themselves.

These personnel issues should not be confused with some incomprehensible checks. I would not call what is happening a "witch hunt". Everyone is doing their own thing. The organs of the prosecutor's office, the special services, of course, keep in view the moments concerning this "raid" of "Wagner" on Moscow.

But this should not be confused with other events that take place according to the ordinary rotation system, with the nomination of candidates for higher positions in the Ministry of Defense, - explained the military observer. He stressed that the principle, when those who showed themselves poorly during the events of June 24, are removed, and those who showed good performance are nominated, is not used.

And in general, our information structures need to act more carefully when covering the issue of this rebellion. I'll tell you straight and frankly: they don't know much. And it is correct that such information is not distributed. Usually such issues are resolved in silence and are not made public, - summed up Gennady Alekhin.

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Cyber
Website of the US Department of Health was subjected to a large-scale hacker attack
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[Regnum] The website of the US Department of Health was subjected to a large-scale cyberattack. This was reported on June 28 by Bloomberg.

As one of the officials of the department specified, the attackers used a flaw in the MOVEit application and gained access to data on the US Department of Health website. As a result of a cyberattack, hackers declassified tens of thousands of documents containing personal data of citizens. The systems of the Ministry of Health were not affected.

The leadership of the Ministry of Health suspects the CLOP group, which is often associated with hackers from Russia, in a cyber attack. At the same time, all the allegations have not yet been supported by evidence.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is taking steps to mitigate the impact. The representative of the Ministry of Health clarified that on June 27 the incident was reported to the US Congress.

Earlier , IA Regnum reported that law enforcement officers in the United States detained Russian citizen Ruslan Astamirov in connection with his charges of cyberattacks and the use of ransomware viruses. According to investigators, Astamirov is also involved in cybercrime in Asia, Europe and Africa. He was arrested in Arizona. He is also going to be tried there.
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#1  Is this one of those 'hope they both lose' fights?
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#2  How would they know?
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Europe
How Sweden helps Russia in the fight against the West
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Gevorg Mirzayan

[REGNUM] Stockholm has sacrificed the national interests of its country and the civilizational interests of the collective West for the sake of the right of its citizens to engage in obscurantism. And the main beneficiary of this sacrifice was Russia.

In Sweden, a new folk tradition has emerged - the desecration of the Koran. The next - and far from the last - action took place on June 28. On the holy holiday for Muslims - Eid al-Adha, near one of the Stockholm mosques.

Russian media write that a sacred book for Muslims was burned. However, in addition to this, an activist ( Salvan Momika, who arrived from Iraq five years ago and received Swedish citizenship as a refugee) also wiped his boots with the pages, and also put a piece of bacon in the book. In fact, lard, which is a forbidden food for Muslims.

“This book should be banned worldwide. It poses a threat to democracy, ethics, human values ​​and rights, as well as the rights of women ,” he explained his position. Forgetting that true democracy just recognizes the right to cultural diversification, ethics presupposes the right to faith, and human rights (including female people) cannot be violated by traditions that this very person decides to observe of his own free will.

The problem was aggravated by the fact that Salvan Momika burned the Koran not only because he wanted to, but also because he was allowed to do so by the authorities of the country. The point is that back in February the police did not allow two citizens (a private person and a representative of one of the public organizations) to burn the Koran in front of the embassies of Iraq and Turkey.

However, these citizens went to court, and in mid-June, the judges ruled that these bans were illegal. That they violate the right to self-expression. That a person can notify the police about the act of burning, and if he at the same time complies with the law (for example, a ban on making open fires due to fires raging in the country), then there is nothing to punish him for.

The Swedish police stated that "the risks arising from burning cannot, given current legislation, lead to a decision to deny the right to burn" . And in this situation, the position of the Swedish government, voiced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, is very simple - "it's legal, but inappropriate."

In fact, the story of permission to burn the Koran is one of the reflections of a new general Western trend - ultra-liberalism. Simply put, the elevation to the absolute of a person's personal freedoms (the same right to self-expression) and the elimination of the very understanding of public morality. Rejection of the principle of mutual respect and tolerance for other people's faith (after all, for Muslims, the Koran is not just a book, but the embodiment of the divine word), from basic democratic concepts. And, of course, the priority of ultra-liberal values ​​over such a sacred concept as the national interest - which Moscow can now take advantage of.

The first Russian benefit is already obvious - the permission to burn the Koran pushed Sweden even further away from NATO membership. Membership, which was positioned by the West as a grandiose victory over Vladimir Putin , as a kind of mockery of the Russian leader (they say that Putin launched a NVO for Ukraine to prevent the expansion of the Alliance, but in fact he received this expansion).

Turkey, which has not yet ratified the protocol on Swedish accession due to political contradictions with Stockholm, now regarded the burning of the holy book for Muslims as another insult. Moreover, the insult is not from the activist, namely from the Swedish state.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already warned that if the Swedish authorities do not respect the Koran, Ankara will not let them into NATO. “It is unacceptable to allow these anti-Islamic actions under the pretext of freedom of speech. Turning a blind eye to such heinous actions means being an accomplice in them,” commented the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Hakan Fidan on the current burning.

And now Sweden's accession to NATO is being delayed for an indefinite period. Even if the Turkish authorities wanted to ratify the accession protocol (and they do not), the embittered Turkish population would not allow them to do so. And Erdogan always took into account the opinion of his voters.

And this is only part of the Russian benefits. Russia will receive much more bonuses if the conflict moves from the Turkish-Swedish to the civilizational level.

The fact is that the current Russian-Western conflict has many dimensions, many fronts. And one of them is the fight for the sympathy of the global South. For which side in the current conflict will be the states of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Russia's oldest mosque, the Juma Mosque, during a working trip to Dagestan. 06/28/2023
The West and Russia have a different approach to this struggle. The US and the EU are using the policy of carrots and sticks. They force the global South to comply with anti-Russian sanctions and at the same time try to convince developing countries that it is Russia that is the cause of all the current world crises. That it is Russia's actions that pose a threat to world security. Finally, there is a clash of democracies and authoritarian regimes in the world, one of which is Moscow.

The Russian authorities, on the other hand, are acting much more subtlely - they are not trying to impose other people's narratives on the South, but are trying to fit into its own. Moscow is also talking about a global process - not just about the war of democracies against autocracies, but about the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressors. Against the neo-colonialism of the West. For the equality of all countries in the new multipolar world. For respect for peoples with a different culture, for global diversification.

It is in this struggle that Russia has already built its NVO in Ukraine. It is in this struggle that Moscow is now embedding the Swedish actions - showing that they are just the proof of that very neo-colonialism. Disrespect, contempt for Islam, which is characteristic not only of the Swedes, but of all arrogant Western culture. And at the same time, it is absolutely not characteristic of the Russian one.

“This is a shrine for Muslims, it is a shrine for all others. We know that in other countries they act differently, they do not respect the religious feelings of people. And they also say that this is not a crime , ”Vladimir Putin commented on the burning of the Koran during his visit to Derbent (where he was presented with the Koran). And Dmitry Volodin instructed to prepare a whole resolution of the State Duma condemning the actions of Sweden.

A ruling that is likely to be noticed, appreciated, and grateful for in the Islamic part of the global South. Both morally and, perhaps, even financially.

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